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'''FIRST''' is a non-profit organization that encourages technological achievement by teenagers in both [[public schools]], [[private schools]] and [[homeschooling]]. Founded by the inventor and entrepreneur [[Dean Kamen]], it holds perhaps the largest engineering competition in the world.
'''FIRST''' is a non-profit organization that encourages technological achievement by teenagers in both [[public schools]], [[private schools]] and [[homeschooling]]. Founded by the inventor and entrepreneur [[Dean Kamen]], it holds perhaps the largest engineering competition in the world.
Dean Kamen describes his goal for FIRST as follows:
Dean Kamen describes his goal for FIRST as follows:<ref>http://www.usfirst.org/who/default.aspx?id=34&LinkIdentifier=id</ref>
:"To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes."
:"To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes."
== References ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
*[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]